Joe Bohn wrote:
> I agree with Aaron with regard to usability. Users don't want to have
> to make any decisions on the first install (especially when they first
> pick it up for evaluation). My mom doesn't install anything on her
> computer unless she can click, click, click and get it working. I know
> our users are more sophisticated than her ... but we want to make it as
> easy as possibly to get something working quickly. We want to make this
> easy enough for my mom to install (even though she never will). :-)
So you think your average Geronimo user will have no idea what a web
container is?
>
> Joe
>
>
>> On 12/8/05, John Sisson <jrsisson@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> +1 - I don't think we should make the decision for the user.
>>>
>>> It would be even better if the installer in a "Choose Your Web
>>> Container" page, provided a URL or link to a page on the Wiki that
>>> provided information that would help them make an informed decision.
>>>
>>> See related ideas in http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-1314
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>> Jeff Genender wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> This is obviously a hot topic and I hope that as a Geronimo PMC and
>>>> user community we are not forced to have to show preference of one
>>>> over the other. There is obviously some personal preferences on both
>>>> sides and we are a great open source project because we do not have to
>>>> get behind one *or* the other. We can get behind them both.
>>>>
>>>> May I ask why the installer/wizard cannot have a page called "Choose
>>>> Your Web Container" and have an option for Jetty and Tomcat, but
>>>> neither selected? Does there need to be a default? Can we just let
>>>> the end user choose?
>>>>
>>>> IMHO, I don't think we should provide a preference for one over the
>>>> other. I really like both. I think we should give the user the
>>>> choice without hinting a preference.
>>>>
>>>> Thoughts and comments?
>>>>
>>>> Jeff
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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